Author: Ric Ochsner

So, you have been called to ministry in Maine, but are “from away,” what are some principles of which you…

Morning on a quiet, calm clear lake. Its surface, like glass without a ripple. STILL I go to the shale-lined…

Everything is slow and measured now. Everything. I can’t run, move fast, walk quicker — even walk. Where I used…

With increasing inability of Christians to resolve differences in certain doctrines of belief or practices, perhaps it would be important…

So you are “the new pastor” at the church. It has been a rather grueling process to get there, personally…

When moored to the buoy, the boat is held up. Even in the wind and waves of a treacherous storm,…

Where is God’s joy in me? I often reflect on that question. Is His joy in me as the one-day…

I love hiking above the tree line After a vigorous, winding climb up a mountain, along its descending creek beds…

“Who am I to judge?” This rhetorical question is frequently used as an excuse to save face or avoid conflict…

The social norm today is NOT vigorous discourse, but violent disagreement. Who is right? Who’s rights? Far from simple, the…